# Accident 19950806023339A: Luscom 8E, Lowell, IN, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lowell, IN
- Airport: Lowell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2906° N, 87.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2906&lon=-87.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1829K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1829K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 160 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806023339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER DESCENDING FOR AIRPORT. CLIPPED TREE ON FINAL. LANDED IN BEANS BESIDE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. CARB ICING. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA275

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA275), Aug 6, 1995: Luscombe 8E (N1829K), Lowell, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a factor.

## Other reports on N1829K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800625048779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800625048779I), Jun 25, 1980: Luscom 8E (N1829K), Elgin, IL, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control and struck runway light.
- [Accident 19740904031039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904031039A), Sep 4, 1974: Luscom 8E (N1829K), Gillespie, IL, Substantial damage. Plt stated un ctl yaw with rudder. Only 5IN separate plt & coplt rudder pedals. Flt ctls ckd ok.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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